Step into the Spotlight! (Two-in-One)

Chapter 620: Step into the Spotlight! (Two-in-One)

Marshall Teach, a "brat" who had joined Hachinosu Island a few years ago and had always remained unknown.

At least, that was the shallow impression Teach had left in Ochoku's mind.

If there was anything noteworthy about Marshall Teach, perhaps his identity as a crew member of the Whitebeard Pirates was the defining trait of who he was.

Now, Teach had suddenly appeared on the battlefield. As one of Whitebeard's many adopted sons, the ambitious Teach had felt that after Whitebeard's death, the Whitebeard Pirates without Whitebeard could no longer help him find the Devil Fruit that would allow him to realize his ambitions.

After careful consideration, Teach chose to leave the Whitebeard Pirates led by Kozuki Oden and join the resurgent Hachinosu.

Teach kept a low profile. The strength he displayed was merely middling among the many pirates, making him utterly unremarkable in a place like Hachinosu Island.

But with Hachinosu's power, Teach had ultimately found the Devil Fruit he had dreamed of—the Dark-Dark Fruit, the same ability once possessed by the great pirate Rocks.

After obtaining that legendary Devil Fruit, Teach's ambitions swelled even further. The reason he had remained on Hachinosu Island was to wait for an opportunity to seize all of Hachinosu's power for himself.

Ochoku's Devil Fruit ability had long caught Teach's eye. In his original plan, after obtaining the Dark-Dark Fruit, he would have done everything in his power to seize the Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability once wielded by Whitebeard, known as the strongest man in the world. But plans could not keep up with change, and Whitebeard's fall had disrupted his plans.

But that did not matter.

There were countless powerful Devil Fruit abilities in this world. Though the Tremor-Tremor Fruit was among the best, it was